ALA Library in Second Life

[alalibrary]

My name is Valerie Hawkins and I work in the Library of the American Library Association (ALA), where my title is Library Reference Specialist. Chiefly I respond to questions about ALA and about libraries and librarianship from ALA staff, members, and nonmembers, by phone, fax, mail, e-mail, and, most recently, by chat/instant messaging.

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[lorres]

Thanks for this post. As LITA is gearing up for a Second Life presence, we have been asked by LITA staff and members to try to provide education about SEcond Life. Rather than try to re-invent the wheel, we need as much information such as this to help educate our members and recruits. Keep up the good work!

[alalibrary]

Definitely visit the page I and other ALA staff members compiled on Second Life at the ALA Professional Tips Wiki, which give you advice on every step of the way on Second Life, with links to the free online chapters of some of the books about the virtual world:

Second Life

Page includes these sections:

* 1 How to Enter Second Life
* 2 Second Life Tips and Features
* 3 Second Life User Manuals
* 4 Libraries in Second Life
* 5 ALA Island
* 6 Library Uses for Second Life